Procurement & Capacity Manager

Kevin Theobald Employment Agency; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension with life assurance

Wellbeing programme

Discounts on retail, entertainment & 眼

Job summary

The PCM Manager role at Kevin Theobald Employment Agency focuses on delivering airfreight procurement and carrier management strategies from Heathrow. The position drives pricing, supplier performance, and consolidation planning, working with operations, stations, gateways, and airline partners.

The ideal candidate has strong negotiation skills, industry knowledge, and the ability to provide market insight to the UK network. This is a full-time, on-site role with a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in airfreight procurement or related roles.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management.
• Excellent communication and team-working abilities.
• Customer-focused with good IT awareness.

Responsibilities

• Execute global procurement strategy linked to airline support.
• Manage Best pricing via contracts or spot processes.
• Plan consolidations and protect capacity with Operations.
• Optimize consolidations and volume paid control.
• Oversee gateway shipments and back-to-back movements.
• Define and manage internal rates.
• Perform market and customer analysis to balance supply and demand.

Skills

Airfreight procurement

Carrier management

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

IT awareness

Problem solving

Team player

Results driven

Job description

The PCM Manager is responsible for delivering airfreight procurement and carrier management strategies that optimise cost, capacity, and service performance. Working closely with operational teams, stations, gateways, and airline partners, the role drives effective pricing, supplier performance, and consolidation planning. The successful candidate will provide market insight, manage carrier relationships, and support the wider UK network to achieve commercial and operational objectives.

Location:

Heathrow Mon to Fri 37.5 hours Salary £40-50k No Hybrid

Duties Include:

• Execution of Global procurement strategy directly linked to airline support.
• Management of “Best pricing” through contract and/or spot process.
• Planning of consolidations & protection of capacity working directly with the Operations and stations.
• Optimisation of consolidations / Volume paid control
• Commercial management off all Gateway shipments, consolidation and some back to back's.
• Defines and management of internal rates.
• Performs market and customer analysis to meet supply/demand.
• Maintains and offers market information.
• Offers guidance & support to UK network
• Managers carrier performance from internal reports.
• Ensures that all interactions are compliant with Code of Conduct and other compliance requirements e.g.anti-corruption
• Contribute to the continuous improvement program

Key Skills:

• Excellent commercial understanding of the Airfreight industry (5 yrs. preferable)
• Excellent communication skills, key to the role both internally and externally
• Strong team player with a positive “Can do attitude”
• Customer focussed.
• Good operational understanding and skillset
• Ability to build strong relationships with suppliers and colleagues
• A good “IT” awareness preferable
• Strong problem solver
• Strong negotiation skills
• Results driven

Benefits:

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme which includes life assurance
• Access to professional employee assistance and wellbeing programme
• A competitive package of voluntary benefits including retail, entertainment, gym membership, cycle to work scheme, contribution to eye care costs, and many more discounts
• Training and Development opportunities with a strong focus on internal promotion